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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "SUSAN RICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <scottpeter0011@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 21:31:01 -0400
Subject: Our Ref: EU/UN/GE-SW/ (Your Ref: CITIBANK/LONDON/CTB CODE:511) ( GNC/3480/02/2010)

 
UNITED NATION AND EUROPEAN UNION OFFICIAL WINNING PAYMENT VALUED $8,300,000M
 
The Review and Decision of the UN Ad-Hoc Executive Committee on Your Grant Payment;
 
THE EUROPEAN UNION & UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION do hereby give this Irrevocable Payment Approval Order with Release Code No: GNC/3480/02/00 in your favor for your Inheritance/Award Winning Payment with the EU/UN to your nominated bank account. Now your new Payment Approval No; UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103, Citibank Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret Code No:XXTN013. Having received these vital payment numbers,
 
In reference to the meeting held by the UN Ad-Hoc Executive Committee on Grant Award Payment in collaboration with US Government, which comprises of 10  adjudicators Teams, headed by the UN Executive Secretary, Ban Ki Moon, UN President Mr. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, Federal Reserve Bank Chairman,Ben Bernanke, Representative of Office of Citizen Services and Communications, U.S. General Services Administration Director Scott D. Burford , Central Intelligence Agency CIA, represented by the Office of the Public Affairs Mark Mansfield, The representatives of Federal Bureau Investigation FBI, Amy Gutmann, The United Nation US envoy and the International Monetary Fund IMF New York officials , The Interpol President and Secretary Ronald Noble and the CITIBANK Plc,London, United Kingdom.
 
In this capacity, they presided as a result of non payment of US Citizen UN allocated Grant Fund, thus the outcome of the meeting was successful as you have been advised to CALL MR.SCOTT PETERS OF CITIBANK LONDON  FOR IMMEDIATELY TRANSFER EMAIL : scottpeter04@fastwebmail.it OR scottpeters201@yahoo.com.hk  OFFICE/MOBILE TELEPHONE, +44 785-726-6104  and also  Rev. Kenneth Brown of International Monetary Fund Office in New York  today on Phone: +1-718-663-7789  email:revken01041@fastwebmail.it ,Fax:+1-206-337-3641,+1-206-337-6469 for the immediate release of your fund valued at US$8,300,000.00.
 
As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with REV. KENNETH BROWN, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND NEW YORK,  which is our official Monitoring partner. The Committee on Foreign Payment Matters in EU/UN has look up to make sure you receive your fund valued $8.3Million. So i will advice you to get contact with: REV. KENNETH BROWN on his contact information, in NEW YORK; TELEPHONE :  +1-718-663-7789   Fax:+1-206-337-3641,+1-206-337-6469 email:revken01041@fastwebmail.it   Also   contact  MR.SCOTT PETERS OF CITIBANK LONDON  FOR IMMEDIATELY TRANSFER EMAIL : scottpeter04@fastwebmail.it OR scottpeters201@yahoo.com.hk OFFICE/MOBILE TELEPHONE, +44 785-726-6104   or Fax: +44 844 4435285  for immediate release of your Inheritance/Award Winning claim. Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore. You are required to send the only to the bellow information.
 
Signatories to this Decision Are:
                                                       
Susan Rice: United States Mission to the United Nations
 
Hillary Rodham Clinton:  US Secretary of State
 
Timothy Geithner: US Secretary of the Treasury
 
Janet Napolitano: Secretary of Homeland Security
 
Eric Holder: Department of Justice Attorney General
 
Therefore, we have accredited and certified all transaction preceding after a cautious analysis as competent and do hereby ordered you to conclude your transaction with the United Nation/IMF Officials to enable the release of your fund into your account within (48) hours beginning from today been 8th FEB, 2011
 
OFFICE/MOBILE TELEPHONE, +44 785-726-6104
FAX NUMBER:+44 844 4435279 
Email:scottpeter04@fastwebmail.it OR scottpeters201@yahoo.com.hk
 
for immediate release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, You are required to send bellow information for your transfer.
 
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS,CITY,STATE AND COUNTRY.
3) PHONE,FAX AND MOBILE
4) COMPANY NAME(IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS
5) BANK DETAILS,
BANK NAMES,
ACCOUNT NO,
ROUTING NO,
SWIFT CODE
BANK ADDRESS.
6) PROFESSION,AGE AND MARITAL STATUS
7) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE
 
NOTE: YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATION CODE WITH CITIBANK CODE IS(511),YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND YOU FULL BANKING INFORMATION TO THE CITIBANK OF LONDON INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE DIRECTOR HEADED BY MR SCOTT PETERS AND MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK WITH HIM, WITH YOUR NEW PAYMENT CODE FOR RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT AND SEND HIM ALL YOUR BANKING INFORMATION NOW. CONTACT CODE(511)
 
OFFICER:MR SCOTT PETERS
POSITION:DIRECTOR,INTL,REMMITTANCE CITIBANK LONDON.
OFFICE/MOBILE TELEPHONE, +44 785-726-6104
FAX NUMBER:+44 844 4435279 
EMAIL: scottpeter04@fastwebmail.it OR scottpeters201@yahoo.com.hk
 
MRS SUSSAN RICE
(CHAIRMAN COMMITTE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINING PAYMENT UNITED NATION AND USA GOVERNMENT)

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